The Gulf Coast Conference (GCC) was a short-lived NCAA college athletic conference composed of universities in the U.S. state of Texas from 1949 until 1957. The charter members of the conference were the University of Houston, Midwestern University (now Midwestern State University), North Texas State College (now the University of North Texas), and Trinity University. The Gulf Coast Conference spawned from then members of the Lone Star Conference, and its president was D.L. Ligon. In 1956, when the NCAA created divisions, all members of the conference at the time were classified as part of the NCAA's College Division, which was later subdivided into Division II and Division III in 1973. Charter member Houston had already left for the Missouri Valley Conference by the end of 1950, and was classified as a University Division school, which later became known as Division I.
Member schools Final members Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Currentconference Abilene Christian University Abilene 1906 Churchesof Christ 5,334 Wildcats 1954 1957 Western (WAC) Hardin–Simmons University Abilene 1891 Baptist 2,333 Cowboys &Cowgirls 1956 1957 American Southwest (ASC) Midwestern State University Wichita Falls 1922 Public 5,784 Mustangs 1949 1957 Lone Star (LSC) University of North Texas Denton 1890 Public 42,372 Eagles 1949 1957 The American (AAC) Trinity University San Antonio 1869 Nonsectarian 2,487 Tigers 1949 1957 Southern Collegiate (SCAC)
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Other members Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Currentconference Houston 1927 Public 47,090 Cougars 1949 1950 Big 12
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Membership timeline
Conference championships Baseball Year Conferencechampion Conferencerecord 1950 Houston 4–0
Football Year Conferencechampion(s) Conferencerecord 1949 Midwestern (TX) 3–0 1950 Midwestern (TX)North Texas State 2–0–1 1951 North Texas State 2–0 1952 North Texas State 2–0 1953 Trinity (TX) 2–0 1954 Trinity (TX) 2–0 1955 Abilene ChristianNorth Texas State 2–0 1956 North Texas State 2–0–1
Men's basketball Year Conferencechampion(s) Conferencerecord 1949–50 Houston 6–0 1950–51 North Texas State 3–1 1951–52 North Texas State 4–2 1952–53 North Texas State 7–1 1953–54 North Texas State 7–1 1954–55 Midwestern (TX) 8–0 1955–56 Midwestern (TX) 4–0 1956–57 Abilene ChristianMidwestern (TX) 4–0
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